In a place by the lake stood a tall willow treeIt's roots stretching down far beyond where I could seeAt first glance I admire its elegant beauty But there's more than meets the eye, I learned fool-heartedly Its melancholy dance in the cool summer breeze Mesmerizes my senses and is enough to pleaseThen the reflection in the lake made it all too clearThe willow is my love but there's no need to fearBehind her dark eyes is a cloudy skyA girl living in fear who's dying to cryI can see you hiding behind that brave faceExhausted from a journey you thought was going no placeThe tears I see fall are like rain from the skyOr the branches of the willow that keep this place dryThe leaves that drape down are protecting you soConcealing the emotions that you don't want to showThe path you traveled is something you thought you'd never surpassLike walking down a road of rusty nails and broken glassLike a broken heart, your feet have been tornYet you go on beaten and continue to mournBut the road you walk knows another poor soulI've been down it too, and I've paid my tollAnd the secrets you kept hidden from plain sight Are now exposed to me in the mystic moonlightAnd when you weep like the willow, please know this to be trueI'll love you forever, even when the skies ahead aren't blue